Member for Ninderry Dan Purdie has welcomed news that much needed safety improvements on the Sunshine Motorway and Emu Mountain Road between Coolum and Noosa will soon get underway. 

Mr Purdie said the works will include wide centre line treatments and double lines to prevent overtaking on the Motorway from the Yandina Coolum Roundabout to the Peregian Springs Roundabout and along the full extent of Emu Mountain Road.

Residents in the adjacent suburbs of Peregian Springs and Peregian Breeze have long lobbied for safety improvements to this section of the Motorway, and given the huge growth in these areas, these works are essential,” Mr Purdie said.

Mr Purdie said the work had been initially planned to start earlier this year, however had been delayed due to the wet weather.

“I am pleased this $900,000 project has been rescheduled, with TMR advising that works are due to kick off in October. “Anything we can do to improve the safety of motorists and reduce the incidence of accidents along this notorious section of the Motorway is welcome, and can’t come soon enough for the thousands of motorists who are forced to run the gauntlet every day.”